Conclusion

The sexual and economic subordination of women continues to fuel the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Women are increasingly becoming infected with HIV and at a significantly younger age than men. At the same time, proportionately more girls and young women are becoming infected in their teens and early twenties than women in any other age group. Today, the stakes are higher than ever. The ways in which we respond to the pandemic now will influence the ways in which women participate and contribute in the twenty-first century.